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WANTED Persons Of either sex to work on
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no eanvassing all work mailed promptly. Address
National Card Co., 76 State street, Boston, Mass.
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WANFED--Ag good druggist to buy a drug
w store stock and fixtures: long established
and dong good business; not twenty miles from
Bangor; only store in town; to be sold at once;
terms cash Address II. H., care J. w. Perkins
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WANTED-By good reliable party, an in
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furnish capital. For particulars, apply to ~ s.
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Rooms. 1874
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WANTED-A good druggist to buy a drug
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PresumpSCOt House,
SACCARAPPA, ME.

THE subscriber respectfully informs the public
Il that he has taken charge of the Presumpscot
House, on Main street; the same having been
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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD

JOSEPH HICKsON, General Manager.
VIM. EDGAR, G.. p. A.,
NAV rs. 1897. n ETEPHENG0N 4uus
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WANTED - ANY one who would like their
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RuafOrd Falls & Butkfield Railroad

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REGULAR B0ARDERS and TRANSIENT GUESTS

1t will be the aim of theNProprietor to please all
patrons of the house. Terms Reasonable
Everybody made satisfied and happy.
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306 Congress st.
Watson, Mr., Sanford, 81 Federal st.
Watson, Rev. A., Hampstead, N. H., 81 Quebec
st.
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Webb, Rev. +. b.. ID. D., Wellesley, Mass, COS
Congress st.
Winter. Mr.. and Mrs. D. B., Norton, Mass, %
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Webster, Eben and wife, Haverhiu, Mass, United
White. Mrs. NJ. G. H., Wakefield, N. H., es1 Con-
gress ST.
Wiswell. Rev. A., Skowhegan, 81 Lincoln st.
gress st.
Williams an Rev. L. and wife, Port Leyden, N. Y,
House.
Wood, Frank, Esq. and wife, Boston, Deering
st. 9
Williams, Mrs; Exeter, N. H., St. Julian Hotel.
Woodwell, W. H., Newburyport, Mass, 424 st.
Woodwork Rev. c. L., D. D., and wife, Boston,
Preble House.
Wyman, Mrs. II. P. D.. Bangor, II state st.
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Spring st.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06
WEST VA. CERTIFICATES.

The Intelligencer and Register OF
the 2Sth, published telegraph from
Charleston stating:
Gettinger offered resolution to pro-
videfor a settlement of the claim by Va.
against>West Va. for SS,000,00 as the lat
ter's share of the Virginia Debt.
AS we expected, this has proved
untrue. Mr.. Gettingerls resolutions,
as printed in the Senate Journal of
the 9th, are condensed as follows:
Whereas, 1t will greatly benefit
this State to finally settle the debt
due Virginia, either by ascertaining
in an authoritative manner that
nothing is due, or, if anything is
due, by providing for paying it: and
Whereas, The holders of $8,000,-
600 certificates offer to sell them for
the sum reported by the Commls-
sioners of 1871 as due to Virginia,
with interest,
Resolved, a. A committee of
five investigate and ascertain wheth-
er there is any liability to Virginia,
and if there is no liability the pow
ers of the committee shall cease. If
there is liability, the committee
shall ascertain whether the certifi-
Gates, if owned by West Virginia,
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06
men who are at heart on the side Of

men who are at heart on the side OF
the people.
"God give US men! \ time like this de-
mands,
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith
and ready hands;
Men, whom the lust ofoffice does not kill /;
Men, whom the spoils of Office cannot
buy;
Men, who possess opinions and will:
Men, who have honor,-men who will
not lie;
Men. who can stand before demagogue,
And damn his treacherous batteries
without winking;
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above
the fog,
In public duty and in private thinking"
We have in West Virginia many
such men:-Chew, Flournoy, Switzer,
Sydenstrickcr and the others, are only
a few of them. Will the emissaries
of schemes to plumber the ignorant
and unorganized masses be able to
drive these men away from the pub
lie car? Let thoughtful citizens con.
slider this question. Let thoughtful
citizens consider, that the Legisla-
ture votes down a proposition which
no politician dares object to in pub
lie speech to his constituents.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06

There are very few roads that do
not meet competition from rivers
and in that event the long and short
haul clause is hardship and should
BE suspended Observation-Disclosures
ton Tribune.
Steamboats,, compete at every
point on river and competition pre-
vents extortion: Railroads, compete
only at the very few points where
they cross each other. The territory
between competing points must pay
whatever is charged for transporta-
ton and the railroad rule is,-"to
make the charge as high as the traf-
fc will bear" If they charge too
little at points on river they will
charge too much at points where there
is no competition. AS matter OF
course if a railroad be permitted to
make up its losses, at the river, by ex-
acting excessive rates in unprotected
territory, it can drive the steamboat
out of business at the place where
both compete for the same freight.
It's a self evident proposition that
each person should contribute to the
cost Of the road in proportion as he
makes use of it and the proposition
to suspend the short haul clause,
simply means that persons, remote
from competing points, shall pay
what ought to be paid by persons
on the river. This proposition may
be advocated by railroad politicians
and railroad newspapers, but it will
not be tolerated for moment by
the body of the people.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06

The contest for Senator is over,
but our people should profit by what
has occurred.
At the last election Chiffon, East
ham and Hudkins were the Camden
candidates; they were defeated by
Carr, woodward and Minear. These
Republicans procured their cleo
tions by representing that, if elect
ed, they would vote against Mr..
Camden. All three of them voted
for him, and their constituents will
determine how far they are to be
trusted. The election for Senator
is over, but let thoughtful men con-
slider what will become Of our pohti-
cal institutions if the ballot-bOX is
not sufficiently intelligent to elect
men who will be faithful to their
promises. Whittaker's case is ome-
what different. He is a money
making business man. He belongs
to precisely the school represented
by Mr.. Camden, and believes that
the powers of Government should
be used to enrich few at the ex-
pense of the many. He believes that
corporation property and manufac-
turing enterprises should be fostered
by the Government. In plain Eng
lish, he believes that the law should
be so framed that it will take money
out of the pockets Of the many and
put it in the pockets of the few.
Such being Mr.. Whittaker's view it
was natural he should vote for Mr..
Camden. But the question is,wheth-
er Whitaker is safe man TO repre-
sent the farmers, mechanics and la
boring men of this State. He rep
resents capital, but does he repre-
sent the interests of the men who
trade sweat for bread? Mr.. Camden
has been defeated, but the same in
fluences that gave him his votes
will be exerted with greatly in
creased power at the next election
to exclude from the Legislature all
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06
CAMDEN'SL LETTER.

We desire this subject to drop,
but we cannot permit Mr.. Camden's
letter to go to the public without
such brief comment as We have time
to make. He says:
To the Democratic members Of The
Legislature:
GENTLEMEN:-Afte q service OF
six years in the u. S. Senate; a SER
vice in which l have the conscious
ness of having faithfully discharged
my duty, you have honored me by a
denomination. This action on your
part did all that the party could do
to give expression to party approval
and confidence. Five Republicans
have voluntarily contributed their
votes, thus bringing the gratifying
assurance that q faithful effort to
meet the obligations of the public
service, has not been wanting in just
appreciation beyond the lines of par
ty. This fact has gratitied me be-
cause l appreciate the good Will
along with yours. of the persons who
have thus honored me and because
itemphasizes your reputation OF the
violent personal assaults with which
the malice OF some and the political
avarice of others have conspired to
envelope this contest.
The time has come, however, when
double obligation confronts me.
The first is, to assure you OF my
gratitude for your loyalty to the
party and to me. desire to add
my gratitude to other gentlemen who
supported my election. The second
is, to announce my conviction that
the interests of the party and the
State require that l shall withdraw
nv name from connection with the
Senatorial election, and to ask you
to support some other gentleman
upon whom you may agree. Such
action as your wisdom may suggest
will have my concurrence, and, l
doubt not, the support of all good
Democrats.
Self-respect impels me to add one
qualification. My friends will not
consent to party caucus with any
understanding restrictive with the
use of my name or the name of any
ether Democrat. They are willing
that should go down with the or
ganization of my party, and with
them counseling harmony and rcas-
enable concessions, but they are not
willing that humiliation shall be
added to defeat. Your sense Of just
ice will repel the idea that a caucus
shall be he held with the under
standing that / am the only Demo
crat in the State whoi is unworthy OF
it's consideration. A minority may
be able to defeat the expressed will
of the majority and this at the ex-
pense of party practices of whose
benefit they have every one been the
recipients, but never with the assent
of nv friends shall the tyrany of
arbitrary revolt disfranchise. the
humblest Democrat.
Very sincerely,
j. n. CAMDEN.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06
THE BRIBERY SCANDAL.

The committee to investigate the
Minear bribery have taken some tcs-
timony. The account of it in the
newspapers is so confused that until
we receive the official report we can
not give an intelligent account of
the evidence. Judge Ferguson APP
peared before the committee as Mi
near's lawyer and Judge Ferguson
has always been one of Mr.. Cam
denis most earnest supporters. Shell
ton P. Roger, of Phillip, seems to
have been the principal witness. He
escaped aswering many questions by
making the point that, under the
resolution appointing it, the com
mittee could not inquire as to any
thing except what related directly to
Minear. The following are the ma
terial facts as CLEANED from the
newspaper report Of Rogers testi-
mony:
He went to Minear's house and
purloined letter, the Republican
committee sent to the members Of
its party in the Legislature. He
carried this letter to McGraw, in
Washington, who agreed to give him
$50 and a free pass on the b. d D.
Subsequently, he was present in
Charleston and was instrumental in
finding three Republicans of the
House to support Mr.. Camden, for
$4,000, which money had been rails
ed by Republicans.
This seems the substance of Re-
gers testimony. But the DEMOCRAT
takes occasion to say that, if the re-
port of it by the correspondents of
the Register and Iatelligencer are to
be trusted (which We think very
doubtful Roger, unless corroborated,
is not entitled to consideration.
Respecting the Iribuae's advocacy
of Mr.. Camden, the evidence seems
to be this: A coal operator named
Dana induced the editor to support
Camden. Some of the stockholders
in the Tribune were dissatisfied and
Dana purchased their stock and
made it a present to Purcell. 1t is
proper to say that Dana is a repub-
lican and when the Legislature con-
vened in January expressed himself
as being very anxious to prevent
Camden's election. BEFORE the COM
mittee he testified that she person.
ally desired Camden's reelection of
all other Democrats"
Other witnesses were subsequent
ly before the committee but we have
not received any ineligible account
of their testimony.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06
THE LEGISLATURE.

On Tuesday last, at II O'Clock, q
vote for Senator Was taken in each
House and stood the same as In Feb
ruary. The Camden men held a
caucus in the evening and agreed
that seven ballots should be taken
on Wednesday and if he could not
be elected his name should be final
ly withdrawn. In the joint session
Carr (Greenbacker) Minear, Wood
yard and Depue { Republicans came
to Camden; Whitaker again voted for
him, and the vote stood, Camden AZ,
Flick 81, Col. Chew 9, and the rest
scattering. There were 80 present,
40 being necessary for a choice. Mr..
Switzer asked to be excused from
voting so long as Camden's name
was before the joint assembly. He
said that he believed majority of
his constituents, with the infOrma-
ton at present before them, were in
favor of Camden. but he could not
vote for him and be consistent with
his own convictions. All honor to
Switzer. 1t will be recollected that
in his speech last February he said;
/ can submit to no party
usage that binds me to do
that which [ believe against
the interests Of the people.
If the voters of this State are
wise they will stand by and encour-
age men like Switzer. We have
very few men like him in the public
service. BE it always remembered
that the machine politicians en-
deavor to exclude such men from
the Legislature.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06

On May 3rd, Caleb Bogg ess, gen
eral attorney for the B. Il o., DR..
Hunts, President of Camden's rail
road, Stepen B. Elkins, III. G. Da-
Wis son-in-law,) and 4 number OF
others interested in defeating II. B..
u. were in Charleston.
On last Monday, Mr.. Kinsey NOV
ed to take up II. b. -; Mr.. Hagans
objected and the Ayes and Nays
were called. This was a test vote
and those voting Aye went on record
as refusing to give the people of this
State any protection whatever
against the secret, unlawful practices
of railroad managers. They are rs
follows: Brown, Byrne, Grow, Davis
son, Ferguson, Garden, Gleason, Cor
rell, Harding, Kidd, Peck, Reynolds,
Rife, Shaw, Hager, Spencer, Iaeger,
Democrats and all Camden men }
Hagans, Depue, Cook, Gates, Hens
ley, Kellar, Ropp, Smith, Thayer,
Whitaker and woodward, (Repub-
licans) Mr.. Chancellor was alb
sent.
On Wednesday, a joint resolution
was adopted by the House "approv-
inc the Interstate Commerce bill,
passed by Congress- The people of
this State will carefully observe
that the railroad lobby is able, with
the present Legislature, to prevent
the passage of a bill giving to our
local and home shippers protection
against discrimination which the
Federal law gives to shipments from
one State to another State. In other
words. rs to traffic between Fair
mont and Wheeling, as between
Grafton and Wheeling, as between
Greenbrier and Huntington, as be-
tween Parkersburg and Wheeling,
and as between Clarksburg and Buc-
hanan. secret, special rates will be
given to the individuals railroad
managers wish to favor. 1t is well
for the people to understand this
matter.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06
COMMENTS.
Very sincerely,
j. n. CAMDEN.
Mr.. Camden SAYS:

Mr.. Camden says:
!. He has dischai ged his duty as Sen
ator.
His advocacy of the Interstate
Commerce bill is all that his friends
have offered to sustain this state
ment. If he was sincere: if he dc
sired to give the public protection
against the secret and unlawful
practices of railroad managers, he
would have assisted the passage of
the Chew bill. This is n complete
answer.
2. The support of five Republicans is an
assurance that faithful effort to meet the
obligations Of public service is appreci-
ated beyond party lines.
We do not believe any one of the
Republicans who supported Mr..
Camden were actuated by right mo-
tives. Mr.. Whittaker's vote is ex-
planned by the fact, that he thinks
the powers Of Government should be
used to increase the profits Of CAPT
tai. Not one of the five could have
been elected had they announced
purpose to support Mr.. Camden.
3. The good will exhibited is q repudi-
alton of the personal assaults prompted
by the malice Of some and the political
avarice Of others.
Mr.. Camden places himself in a
most unfortunate attitude, to say
the least, when he intimates that
men like Chew, Flournoy, Price, Sgd
enstricker and Switzer; men like J.
j. Davis, Raymond, Quarter and
the many others who gave pubic
expression to their opinion, that he
ought not to be reelected, were act
uated either by malice or avarice.
The past life Of these gentlemen
stands as security for the recti
tudc of their motives. Comparisons
are unpleasant. The standing Of
these gentlemen enables them to IN
yite contrast with those who have
been most conspicuous in Mr.. Cam
denis behalf. None of them were
connected with any transaction like
the Burdett bribery. We commend
to Mr.. Camden prudent husbandry
of his powers Of sarcasm.
4. My friends are willing that should
down with the organization Of my party.
The provocation justifies retort:
we refrain. The organization will
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-06
THE LOBBY SUCCESSFUL

We have published extracts from
Huntington's testimony before the
committee to investigate the swind-
LING on the Pacific railroad, of which
he is president. 1t was proven that
one of his lobby in Washington re-
ceived salary of $4,000 and that
it cost annually 100000 ito explain
matters to congressman" 1t was
further proven that $6,OOO,OoO had
been expended "to protect the inter
ests of that corporation against leg
islation." In other words, it had
cost 100000 to prevent the poll
ticians from doing their duty to
their constituents. In other words,
it had cost $6,0OO,000 to Illustrate
the efforts of the few men who are
trying to give the people of this
country some protection against the
schemes to rob them. Huntington's
testimony acQuaints us with the
amount expended by one single cor
poration. 1t is no wonder that
Senator Beck has been unable to
procure the passage of law forbid
ding CoOgressmen from acting as
railroad attorneys, The question is,
whether it is not time for the people
to wake up to the Importance of
elect;ng to Congress and to State
Legislatures men who will do their
duty in this struggle between the
general public and the railroad man.
ayers. Is it not time for the people
of this State to distinguish between
men like Chew and men like Kidd?
The legislative committee of 1881
conclusively proved numberless
cases where individual shippers on
the c. & o. and on the b. q 0 were
given secret rates, lower than were
given to less favored shippers. tits
absurd to say that these discrimina-
tions do not exist o-day, as to local
traffic. If they did not exist the
railroads would not object to the
/ passage of II. b. y.
Against a law that is designed
to suppress a gigantic iniquity like
/ this the beneliciaries, advocates, or
gans and tools of railroad monopoly
have arrayed themselves. a rail
road, even although built by means
OF State or county subscriptions, is
made an instrument for marrying
and robbing the inhabitants along
its route. Farmers and mechanics
who ship between different points in
/ this State must frequently pay
double, and sometimes treble, the
freight that is charged to individu-
ais favored by railroad managers
The members of the Legislature
who have voted to approve the Inter
state Commerce bill are without eX-
cuse when they vote to prevent a law
to apply the propositions of that bill
toour domestic traffic. Perhaps some
of these gentlemen have been de
ceived and mislead by the railroad
lobby; if so, they are utterly unfit
for the Legislature.